Pharmacy News - Zyprexa effective.(comparable treatment with lithium drugs)(Brief Article)
Simone Roberts
ZYPREXA (olanzapine) has been found to be more effective than lithium in helping people who suffer from bipolar disorder to remain in remission and prevent relapse into mania, according to a study published in a recent issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry .
The year-long study showed that in the maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder, people taking Zyprexa relapsed into mania only half as often as patients taking lithium, which has been the mainstay of bipolar maintenance therapy for more than 30 years.
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